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Hug
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Topic: A girl
Posted: 11 January 2016 at 3:15pm

Made a portrait of a girl
Any tips, please?

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jalonso
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Posted: 11 January 2016 at 3:58pm

Check yourself on the AAing.
You are being sloppy.
The left cheek is crazy.
One single red AA pixel on the right.
Use more of that red.
Move BG right by enough pixels to clear that crazy looking stray bit.

...otherwise nice :)

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eishiya
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Posted: 11 January 2016 at 3:59pm

If the thin line on her cheek is meant to be a cheekbone, it goes too low - it looks almost like a fold.
What are the rectangles on her cheeks meant to be? If they're intended as blushies, again - too low. Them being perfect rectangles instead of following the form of the face also flattens the image - that may be fine if that's what you're going for, but in that case, you should also simplify some of the other forms.

To match the shading around the eyes, I think the note and lips should have bigger cast shadows.

The eyes stick out too much, perhaps because they're in shadow but use the lightest colour in the image. You could use the lighter skin colour for AA and shading on the eyes, if you don't want to add a new colour.

I don't think the black line from her nose to her eyebrow is necessary, since you have the shadow there to show the form.

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Hug
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Posted: 12 January 2016 at 1:08am

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Hug
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Posted: 13 January 2016 at 3:11am

Any tips now?

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NancyGold
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Posted: 13 January 2016 at 3:43am

Unless she is alien, there is something strange with her "forehead"

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Hug
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Posted: 13 January 2016 at 4:26am

Head is a bit tilted

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Aniki
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Posted: 13 January 2016 at 5:12am

Draw the neck and the shoulders.It may help you to set things right.
About the shapes of the nose and mouth what work for me almost all the time is : Less is more. Less details and more objectively set the pixels.
Heres a example of faces i do,maybe it can help you with a light.

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Hug Midshipman Joined: 09 September 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 24	Topic: A girl Posted: 11 January 2016 at 3:15pm
	Made a portrait of a girl Any tips, please?
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 11 January 2016 at 3:58pm
	Check yourself on the AAing. You are being sloppy. The left cheek is crazy. One single red AA pixel on the right. Use more of that red. Move BG right by enough pixels to clear that crazy looking stray bit. ...otherwise nice :)
	PJs FAQ <•> Sticky Reads
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eishiya Commander Joined: 04 August 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1109	Posted: 11 January 2016 at 3:59pm
	If the thin line on her cheek is meant to be a cheekbone, it goes too low - it looks almost like a fold. What are the rectangles on her cheeks meant to be? If they're intended as blushies, again - too low. Them being perfect rectangles instead of following the form of the face also flattens the image - that may be fine if that's what you're going for, but in that case, you should also simplify some of the other forms. To match the shading around the eyes, I think the note and lips should have bigger cast shadows. The eyes stick out too much, perhaps because they're in shadow but use the lightest colour in the image. You could use the lighter skin colour for AA and shading on the eyes, if you don't want to add a new colour. I don't think the black line from her nose to her eyebrow is necessary, since you have the shadow there to show the form.
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Hug Midshipman Joined: 09 September 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 24	Posted: 12 January 2016 at 1:08am

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Hug Midshipman Joined: 09 September 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 24	Posted: 13 January 2016 at 3:11am
	Any tips now?
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NancyGold Commander Joined: 27 October 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 526	Posted: 13 January 2016 at 3:43am
	Unless she is alien, there is something strange with her "forehead"
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Hug Midshipman Joined: 09 September 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 24	Posted: 13 January 2016 at 4:26am
	Head is a bit tilted
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Aniki Midshipman Joined: 28 July 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13	Posted: 13 January 2016 at 5:12am
	Draw the neck and the shoulders.It may help you to set things right. About the shapes of the nose and mouth what work for me almost all the time is : Less is more. Less details and more objectively set the pixels. Heres a example of faces i do,maybe it can help you with a light.
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Topic: A girl